New York Times article, 26 February 2011
If Pennsylvania is unwilling to impose high enough fines to deter companies from violating state regulations, which are presumably determined according to scientific research, we would be foolish to trust that New Brunswick (Inc.) will establish a better record.
Most importantly, what this article shows is that "sound science" in shale gas drilling is a rather arrogant - or dishonest - assessment, considering that everything suggests that we have an unreliable understanding of the implications of what we do 3 kms underground. Curiously, some are advocating that CURRENT regulations be set up based on FUTURE results of scientific experiments - oh! I see, experiments on us, the guinea pig communities.
In this context, how can we possibly believe that regulation will protect our environment, our access to clean water, our health and ultimately, our cheque books?
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